Location: Angeles Shooting Range
Instructor: Scott Reitz, Rob Blicharski & Mark Semos
Date: January 30-31
Saturday 1 PM - 9 PM
Sunday 8 AM - 4 PM
This course covers manipulation, zeroing, how to clear malfunctions, optics and use of various sighting systems, ballistics, varied position shooting, multiple targets, hostage resolution, night evolutions and flashlight techniques for low level light conditions, problem-solving, vehicle engagement and high speed. We will also be covering solutions to the problems posed by California restrictions on off-list lower equipped rifles.
Prerequisite: None
Equipment:
. Rifle cleaned and in good working order
. Spare magazines
. Optics
. Sling
. 400 rounds
. Cleaning kit (optional)
. Holster or duty rig for pistol (optional)
. Pistol cleaned and in good working order (optional)
. 100 Handgun rounds (optional)
. Lunch for Saturday class
I took Uncle Scotty’s Intermediate Handgun Course w/ Vehicle Defense and it was one of the best of many courses I’ve taken. There are a lot of people qualified to teach shooting. There is a very small number of folks who can teach “gunfighting” with credibility and Uncle Scotty is one of them.
Thanks to all who PM’d and posted for the warm welcome. ITTS will have a table at the Surefire booth at SHOT Show next week. Please drop by and say hello if you’re headed out that way.
Looks like you have a great training facility. With two days and 400 rounds, it seems you stress discussion or percussion? How would you describe your training style and tempo?
How tempted were you to go with the name Tactical International?
Twenty years ago when Scott Reitz and I started our firearms school under the name of California Pistolcraft Seminars, we were determined to provide the best training available anywhere at reasonable prices. In the last year and a half alone, 16 of the people we have trained have been involved in shootings and have performed flawlessly. We are very proud of the fact that these shootings were all within department policy and use of deadly force parameters. We are mostly proud that they survived without serious injury.
Scott refers to our training as “gunfighting” school. It is designed for those who may one day need to use deadly force to defend themselves or others. Everything we teach has been carefully thought out and is based on decades of “real life” experience. While that term “real life” has been used very loosely by many training centers, our instructors are active duty seasoned officers who have worked in the elite Metropolitan Division of the L.A.P.D., many of whom have spent years on the L.A.P.D. Special Weapons and Tactics Unit, or in the Naval Special Warfare Community. Your instructor’s credentials will be on our website so you can judge for yourself his or her knowledge and experience. Additionally, we are the only school whose head instructor is a Use of Deadly Force expert who has testified in high profile murder and deadly force cases in Federal and Superior Court and has the credentials in law enforcement to match.
The judgment and knowledge that our instructors impart is worth the price of admission alone. All of our instructors have been handpicked by us because they have performed exceptionally well in the field and have impeccable credentials. It’s your training dollar and you have the right to expect the very best.
At ITTS, your safety and privacy are of the utmost concern to us. Classes are kept small enough to give you personalized instruction and our equipment has been designed and fabricated by us to simulate actual deadly force encounters. We have trained thousands of police officers a year and our unblemished safety record speaks volumes on the emphasis we put on safety first. Whether you are a first time civilian shooter or experienced law enforcement professional, you will be in good hands with ITTS.
In the end, and more to your question, because of the legalities involved with domestic shootings, precision is absolutely stressed. Missed shots accomplish two things: wasting ammo and scaring small animals.
Welcome to M4Carbine. Enjoyed reading your articles in SWAT mag.
So I have a seemingly ignorant question about this upcoming carbine class in California. If an out of state resident were to attend, how would they do this with their current rifle/ carbine of choice without violating the California AWB?
I know that California gun owners have to jump through hoops to make their weapons compliant just curious how it works for out of staters?
Gunz,
The laws in California are indeed difficult. However, they provide for a grace period for out of state residents to bring weapons into the state to train. As all of our classes take place well within the time allotted, you can safely bring your rifle into the state to train with us. Any paperwork that belongs with the rifle should accompany you to the class, as well as your flight itinerary. For what its worth, we have yet to have a problem regarding this issue on our range.
Herein lies the relevant code sections… I edited A,B, & C for brevity, but you get the gist…
B
(a) (1) Any person who, within this state, manufactures or
causes to be manufactured, distributes, transports, or imports into
the state, keeps for sale, or offers or exposes for sale, or who
gives or lends any assault weapon or any .50 BMG rifle, except as
provided by this chapter, is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction
shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for four, six,
or eight years.
(b) Any person who, within this state, possesses any assault
weapon, except as provided in this chapter, shall be punished by
imprisonment in a county jail for a period not exceeding one year, or
by imprisonment in the state prison.
(c) Any person who, within this state, possesses any .50 BMG
rifle, except as provided in this chapter, shall be punished by a
fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000), imprisonment in a county jail
for a period not to exceed one year, or by both that fine and
imprisonment.
ETC ETC ETC… Bla Bla Bla…
b Subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) shall not apply to the
possession and importation of an assault weapon or a .50 BMG rifle
into this state by a nonresident if all of the following conditions
are met:
(1) The person is attending or going directly to or coming
directly from an organized competitive match or league competition
that involves the use of an assault weapon or a .50 BMG rifle.
(2) The competition or match is conducted on the premises of one
of the following:
(A) A target range that holds a regulatory or business license for
the purpose of practicing shooting at that target range.
(B) A target range of a public or private club or organization
that is organized for the purpose of practicing shooting at targets.
(3) The match or competition is sponsored by, conducted under the
auspices of, or approved by, a law enforcement agency or a nationally
or state recognized entity that fosters proficiency in, or promotes
education about, firearms.
(4) The assault weapon or .50 BMG rifle is transported in
accordance with Section 12026.1 or 12026.2.
(5) The person is 18 years of age or over and is not in a class of
persons prohibited from possessing firearms by virtue of Section
12021 or 12021.1 of this code or Section 8100 or 8103 of the Welfare
and Institutions Code.[/b]
